Climate Change Flashcards
Is the aggregated pattern of weather, meaning averages, extremes, timing, spatial distribution of hot and cold etc.
Climate
What are the interacting components in climate system
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Cryosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Anthroposphere
All interacting natural components are powered by…
Solar energy
Temperate has risen ______ since ______
1.3 degrees Fahrenheit
1850
What percentage of solar radiation is absorbed by the Earth’s surface to warm it
Half (50%)
4 greenhouse gasses naturally occurring in the Earth’s atmosphere
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
How many percent of CO2 in the atmosphere is from fossil fuel and industrial processes
65%
It is the periodic fluctuation in sea surface temperature and the air pressure of the overlying atmosphere across the equatorial pacific
ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation
Called the Warm phase of Enso
El niño
Cold phase of Enso
La Niña
This last 8-12 months and occurs every 2-7 years
El niño
Last 1-3 years and occurs every 3-4 years
La Niña
The strongest el niño occurs every
10-15 years
Two types of heat illness
Heat exhaustion
Heat stroke
Give three social impacts of climate change
Displaced people
Poverty
Hunger
